Elinor Mills reports: From “weaponized” iPhone software to hacked toys and leaked cookies, researchers at the ToorCon security conference here this weekend showed how easy it can be to poke holes in software and hardware with the right tools, know-how, and curiosity. […] Two researchers gave a light-hearted talk, titled “Real Men Carry Pink Pagers”,…
Category: Breaches
Google Target of Misdirected Privacy Backlash
Tony Bradley follows up on the ICO’s announcement that it will be looking into the Google Wi-Fi situation again by pointing out that Google is being blamed for the security and privacy failures of individuals and businesses who fail to use even minimal security on their systems: Many of the privacy concerns, however, are not…
Treasurer’s daughter, Marshall University settle FERPA breach lawsuit
Following up on a privacy lawsuit filed several months ago, Phil Kabler reports: Marshall University has reached a tentative settlement with a daughter of state Treasurer John Perdue, over a lawsuit contending that the school violated privacy laws by releasing confidential information regarding her coursework. Attorneys for Emily Perdue have agreed to voluntarily dismiss the…
UK: Man pleads guilty to spam and computer viruses
A Scottish man pleaded guilty today (Friday 22 October) to Computer Misuse charges in connection with an international operation. The joint investigation by Metropolitan Police and the Finnish authorities began in 2006 into an organized group carrying out a sophisticated e-crime by writing new computer viruses that could by-pass anti-virus products. Tens of thousands of…